>>17873720
1. Psarotaverna aka Fish Tavern, try most of the menu
2. typical taverna, try most of the menu
3. Pita gyros or souvlaki, find a few good ones if you have friends there
4. Mpougatsa, tyropita for breakfast great if your friends know a an excellent shop
5. After night-out soup, don't recall the name. Ask your friends.
Athens; brizolakia meaning steakies, in some street a tavern making steaks 24/7 best place ever. Don't know if it still exists its great. Lots of places are good.
Thessaloniki; can't recall. Lots of places are really great.
Hope you find the best places. 1/3 suck 1/3 are average and 1/3 are supreme.